Research and development

Herd Wayfinder: a street walk for culture and leadership choices.

Guide the elephant through a live Main Street. Notice the route, collect a useful boost and pause at each gate to make the leadership choice that helps strategic intent travel into practice.

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ELEPHANTS RESEARCH LAB / PLAYABLE PROTOTYPE

Herd Wayfinder

A short, practical way to rehearse movement, judgement and reflection when the work gets busy.

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STARTING POINT

Guide the herd through the questions.

Use the street to practise useful leadership choices. Avoid traffic, collect power-ups and answer each question at the gate.

Game status: Route reset. Select Begin the street walk when ready.

Why the game exists

A playful route into serious reflection.

Herd Wayfinder is a research-and-development prototype for making leadership and culture conversations more practical. It turns the moment of choice into something you can see, discuss and revisit with a team.

A USEFUL QUESTION

When the route becomes busy, what helps the people carrying the work pause, see the next useful move and act together?

01 / NOTICE THE ROUTE

Move with attention.

Traffic and pressure are part of the street. Notice what changes when you make space to see the route.

02 / USE THE BOOST

Build capability.

Useful support helps people move with more confidence, not simply move faster without reflection.

03 / ANSWER THE GATE

Make the choice visible.

Each gate turns a leadership or culture principle into a short, discussable decision.